wheaton ep

March 10, 2011 Meeting of the

Illinois College and University

Facilities Managers

Eve Pytel

Assistant Director, Clean Air Counts

epytel@mayorscaucus.org

312-201-4506

Eric Holeman, Transportation Planner

773-251-5001

Part I: Campus Transportation Planning• What you already know

• Transportation Planning

• Examples

Part II: Programs• Clean Air Counts

• STARS Framework College Transportation

Questions

“A university is a gathering place.”

Brian Shaw

• Shifts

• Class Schedule

• Prospective students and parents

• Events

• Under Graduate

• Graduate

• Certificate

• Off Campus

• On Campus

• Part Time

• Full Time

College Students

College Students

Faculty and Staff

Visitors

Campus Activity Centers

Dorms, Academic,

Cultural, Sports, Health

Home

(Mom and Dad)

Other Campus

Cultural

Spiritual

Grocery Bank

Jobs

Faculty

Staff Homes

Managing, people, modes, resources is difficult.

Resource availability dictates management:• Parking shortage

• Traffic congestion

• Neighbor dispute

Other motivators: keep people happy; sustainability; and keeping up with the Jones.

Recognize different backgrounds/needs

Do not deny trends

Use existing frameworks/services

Shape behavior with resource

management.

Shape behavior with carrots and sticks

College Students

VisitorsFaculty

and Staff

Other Campus

Cultural

Spiritual

Grocery Drug Store

Home

Off campus resident

Jobs

DORMAcademic

Sports

Health

Cultural

Spiritual

Off Campus:

• Walk,

• Bike,

• Bike Sharing,

• Cars,

• Car Sharing,

• Rideshare,

• Transit,

• Shuttle to Airport

and major hubs.

On Campus:

Bike

Walk

Shuttle

Measure Who

Bike Sharing http://www.bcycle.com/

Bike Facilities: indoor and secure

storage, showers and lockers

Facilities and Active Transportation

Alliance

Bike Commuter Tax Benefit HR/Payroll

Bike Store Partnership Local bike store

Walking Paths (use leaf blowers) Facilities

Education Website or student club

Guaranteed Ride/Walk Home Security/Taxi

Car sharing IGO or ZIP

Program Population Who

Transit Incentives (CTA

U-Pass and Tax Free

Transit for Employees)

Students, Faculty,

Staff

CTA/RTA/Wageworks/

Payroll Companies

Transit – Within Metro

Area

(Bus, Train, Van Pool)

Students, Faculty

and Staff

In Metro Region

(CTA, Metra, PACE)

Transit – Outside Metro

Area

Students, Faculty

and Staff

www.utc.uic.edu/tranpro

Charles Abraham, IDOT

charles.abraham@illinois.gov

Measure Population Who

Condensed Work Week Everyone Department level or

overall campus

Telecommute + Hoteling Faculty and

Staff

For some departments.

Employer Assisted Housing Faculty and

Staff

Tenure of position

If parking is unlimited people will drive.

People drive because it is The BEST!• Point to point, no schedule, no fare, climate and

phew I don’t have to deal with other people.

Gas and parking are the only fees that

drivers are cognizant of.

If parking is free and gas is under $5 a

gallon then why wouldn’t I drive?

Scarcity of parking will lead to

transit/biking/car sharing.

Changing the price of parking can be

effective.

If you are going to play with the cost and

limit availability, there must be systems in

place to overcome mobility and

accessibility issues.

Taking the value of parking and providing

that to users to determine transportation. • A parking spot costs $100 a month.

• Users can get $100 a month for the following

options:

$100 parking

$80 transit pass (pocket the $20)

$25 into bike stuff (pocket $75)

Measure Who

Preferential Parking for Car Pools Facilities

Discourage Parking

(Cash out free parking) or limit it to

upperclassmen

Rate increase, but no increase for

carpoolers

Trade parking sticker for a bike Give a commuting bike to each

community member that pledges

not to drive.

Partner with Car Sharing Company I-GO or Zipcar. Fleet reduction

can be used to reduce campus

vehicles, too.

Guaranteed Ride/Walk Home Security/Taxi

Electric Car Plug In Station Vendors

Deny refusal distance: driving increases.

Deny short cuts and straight path: wear and tear to non pathway landscapes.

Deny multi-use path: bikes on high traffic pedestrian walkways lead to conflict.

Deny driving and parking needs: parking problems and parking in nearby residential areas irritating neighbors.

Provides a free bicycle, helmet, and bike

lock to students, faculty, and staff who

agree not to bring a motorized vehicle to

campus.

Re-up second year with a $25 bike shop

gift certificate

Map of Bike Racks/Facilities

Decent quality Bikes

CAMPUS SHUTTLE

ROUTES INFO

http://safety-

security.uchicago.edu/transp

ortation/transportation/

Excellent frequency

Partnered with CTA

Evening route is restricted to

UC Community and requires

ID.

Coverage: 11 Blocks (1.5

Miles NS and 13 Blocks EW

(1.75 Miles)

Connectivity to South Loop

Access to Metra and major

arterial bus service

Chicago State University Columbia College Chicago DePaul University

Harrington College of Design

Illinois Institute of Technology

Loyola University Chicago Moody Bible Institute North Park University Northeastern Illinois

University

Northwestern University

Oakton Community College

Roosevelt University

School of the Art Institute of

Chicago

Truman College

University of Chicago

University of Illinois at

Chicago

Wheaton College

Telework/Webinars already being used.

Potential office space solution• Guidelines

http://www.iub.edu/~uhrs/relations/telecommute.ht

ml

• Supervisor Guidelines

• Employee Guidelines

University is a gathering of people.

Every college or university has its own

context (urban, rural, excess parking,

limited parking).

Parking and community that college is

located in will determine transportation

patterns.

By limiting supply of parking you can

create transit users, pedestrians and

bicyclists – if that is the school’s interest.

Clean Air Counts

Get credit for your program at

www.cleanaircounts.org

Get VOC and NOx reduction.

Transparent, self-reporting framework for

colleges and universities to gauge relative

progress toward sustainability.

Developed by AASHE (Association for the

Advancement of Sustainability in Higher

Education).

Provide a framework for understanding. sustainability in all sectors of higher education.

Enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.

Create incentives for continual improvement toward sustainability.

Facilitate information sharing about higher education sustainability practices and performance.

Build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community.

Assessment is multifaceted• Transportation

• Energy

• Water

• Waste management/recycling

• Etc.

Students who walk, bicycle.Students who van or carpool. Students who use Campus shuttle or public

transportation. Drive alone as their primary method of

transportation.Website URL where information about

alternative transportation is available.

Gasoline-electric, non-plug-in hybrid vehicles Diesel-electric, non-plug-in hybrid vehicles Plug-in hybrid vehicles 100 percent electric vehicles Hydrogen fueled vehicles Vehicles fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more

than 6 months of the year. Vehicles fueled with E85 or higher ethanol for more

than 6 months of the year. Anti-Idling.

Bike Resources• Active Transportation Alliance

http://www.activetrans.org/biketowork

312.427.3325

Ask for Melody

info@activetrans.org.

• League of Illinois Bicyclists

http://www.bikelib.org/

Ed Barsotti, Executive Director, 630-978-0583

ed@bikelib.org

Chicago Transit Authority –www.transitchicago.com

Metra Rail http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home.html

Pace Bus http://www.pacebus.com/ APTA List of All Transit Providers

http://www.apta.com/resources/links/unitedstates/Pages/IllinoisTransitLinks.aspx#a2

Transportation Operators http://www.utc.uic.edu/tranpro/clickmap.php

Pace Rideshare

https://www.pacerideshare.com/en-US/

Kristian Skogsbakken

Kristian.Skogsbakken@Pacebus.com

Will ridematch and Pace will work with

schools and employers to refine matching

process.

I-GO Car Sharing • www.igocars.org

• Richard Kosmacher, Business Development

Manager

• (773) 269-4011

• richard@igocars.org

Zipcar• www.zipcar.com/universities/

• Jonathan Gonsky, General Manager

• (312) 589-6300

Campus Parking 2011: Best Practices in

Parking Enforcement & Transportation

Demand Management (TDM) - December

2, 2010 Webinar CD (Brian Shaw and

Casey Jones)

http://www.bestworkplaces.org/pdf/

ParkingCashout_07.pdf

http://www.commutesolutions.com/

letsride/cashout.html

http://www.epa.gov/air/recipes/

cashout.html

Life Meets Work • http://www.lifemeetswork.com/

• Kyra Cavenaugh (888) 462.5691

HR Consultants

Department of Labor• http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/research/telew

ork.htm